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From: Micha Nelissen <micha@neli.hopto.org>
Subject: Re: Commit "ipconfig wait for carrier" makes boot hang for 2 mins
 if no carrier
Date: Tue, 04 Sep 2012 18:09:08 +0200
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Op 2012-09-04 16:41, Joakim Tjernlund schreef:
> Above mentioned commit(3fb72f1e6e6165c5f495e8dc11c5bbd14c73385c) changes
> a ~1 sec delay to ~120 sec boot delay if no carrier. This is a really
> long time to wait if you just want to set an IP address but doesn't
> care about NFS root, holds up the boot with 2 minutes.

Why not set the IP address then in your rootfs yourself?

Micha